Apple IOS
Think Different: What a New iPhone Needs to Be
As has become typical, numerous rumors are circulating about a new Apple iPhone and a new version of iOS, which isn’t surprising since June and the World Wide Developer Conference are looming. Since speculating about Apple’s plans has become a popular sport — even if Tim Cook says nothing new’s going to hit the stores until fall — I’d like to join the fun. The consensus seems to be that an iOS 7 release will coincide with the launch of… continue…
QA Lessons From iOS 6.1.2
Shortly after the release of Apple’s iOS 6.1, reports appeared about issues with iOS Mail and Microsoft Exchange mail servers. They said iOS devices were generating excessive interactions with the server, resulting in huge log files, and there was talk of reduced battery life on the iOS device. In February, Apple released iOS 6.1.2 to address the issue. It turned out the excess Exchange activity only occurred after the user accepted an exception to a recurring calendar event. It seems… continue…
Apple Acquires WiFiSLAM for Indoor Maps: Report
Apple Acquires WiFiSLAM for Indoor Maps: Report (via slashdot) While the furor over Apple’s Maps app seems to have calmed over the past few months, the company is still working on improvements to the much-criticized platform. According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, which quotes the ever-popular unnamed sources “familiar with the matter,” Apple… continue…
Microsoft’s App Incentive Won’t Excite Many Developers
Is Microsoft’s incentive program for app developers a sign of desperation? The software giant’s offering developers $100 for each app published in the Windows and Windows Phone stores. The cash is limited to $1,000 per store. It’s part of a campaign to take a bigger share of the market that’s overwhelmingly dominated by Apple and Google. By some estimates, there could be as many as 800,000 apps out there, but not many of them are built for Windows. There are… continue…
The Best Tools for Enterprise Mobile Dev
It’s no secret that everyone is designing software with a “mobile first” philosophy, including corporate America. As a matter of fact, the corporate world is trying to use one code base to support all mobile platforms. The good news is that several products and tools are available that allow developers to do just that, or at least get sort of close. As part of its risk-mitigation process, a large national bank recently asked me to evaluate vendors for its new… continue…
How to Sell Your iOS App Without Spending a Lot
Apple iOS developers suffering from download envy may find a fix in Michael Sanford’s advice. Sanford, the CEO of iOS gaming company FlipSide5 and whose Touch Hockey app ranked among the top 20 downloads in the history of the iPhone, has the right credentials to give advice. “During the holidays last year, about 20 companies received roughly 80 percent of all the revenue in the App Store,” he pointed out to me. “If you weren’t part of this group, you… continue…
Why Doesn’t Facebook’s iOS Messenger Connect With Desktops?
Given the number of free VoiP apps available in Apple’s App Store and Google Play, Facebook’s free calling feature in its iOS Messenger app may not seem groundbreaking… except for its potential to bridge calling between desktop and mobile. Note the word “potential.” If you’ve managed to keep your Facebook friend list limited to actual friends, you’ll avoid the app’s one hideous drawback: Adding anyone on Facebook has become equivalent to exchanging phone numbers. The friend-happy may want to exercise… continue…
Can BlackBerry or Windows Phone Overcome the iOS, Android Duopoly?
Can BlackBerry or Windows Phone Overcome the iOS, Android Duopoly? (via slashdot) The company formerly known as Research In Motion—which decided to cut right to the proverbial chase and rename itself “BlackBerry”—launched its much-anticipated BlackBerry 10 operating system at a high-profile event in New York City Jan. 30. BlackBerry hopes the new software platform, which… continue…
Samsung Adopts Tizen OS. Stay Calm
Samsung’s finally released its much-anticipated Tizen smartphone, a welcome development in a market dominated by just two operating systems, Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. Tizen’s goal is to create an open ecosystem that will be compatible with all mobile browsers. For developers, the OS offers an interesting challenge: It provides a flexible environment based on jQuery and jQuery Mobile, and its SDK will allow them to build applications by using HTML 5. As a result, experienced programmers should be able… continue…
Whatever Happened to Office for iOS?
Whatever Happened to Office for iOS? (via slashdot) When it rolled out Office 365 Home Premium earlier this week, Microsoft touted the cloud productivity suite’s many supposed advantages, including its support for up to five devices on a single license. Although hundreds of millions of people use Office, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer insisted in a Jan… continue…
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